People wearing the robotic shoe would be able to step directly onto an anti-personnel mine, without getting their legs blown off. It can be used by mine clearers or special forces troops.

The six-legged shoes protect the wearer by lifting up a leg if it is over a mine. The other five legs continue to support the wearer’s weight.

Now I’m sure you’re wondering as I did, how the hell does the leg know when to lift up…well it has a metal detector located in the foot of each leg…when it detects metal a solenoid is triggered to unlock the leg allowing it to lift freely when pressed against the ground, not triggering the mine…then once clear of metal the leg is locked back into place by the solenoid…seems very cool as long as you don’t step directly on a mine triggering ALL of the feet…Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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